Shutter-worker



(No Model.)

0. L. GORRELL & T. A. HAYS.

8HUTTER WORKER.

No. 388,965. yggtented Sept. 4, 1388.

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CHARLES L. GORRELL, OF BEL AIR, AND THOMAS A. HAYS, OF GLENVILLE,MARYLAND.

SHUTTER-WORKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 388,965, datedSeptember 4, 1888.

Application filed March 1, ISFS. Serial No. 265,8li4. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, OrmnLns L. GonnnLL, of Bel Air, Harford county,Maryland, and THOMAS A. Hays, of Glcnville, in the county of Harford andState of Maryland, both citi cons of the United States, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Shutter-Operating Devices, of which thefollowing is a speciiication.

Our invention relates to improvements in sh lllitfif-WOPl6PS and itconsistsin certain novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a see tional plan view of a window frame, sash, and blind, showingour improvements combined therewith. Fig. 2 is a like view showing theposition of the parts when the blind is partly opened. Fig. 3 is atransverse sectional view on the dotted line as m, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is adetail view of the lover.

The window-frame, comprising theisill A and sides B B, is provided atthe inner side with sash-guides a, against which bears the base- .25 bar(3 of the lower sash. The under face of said base-bar is cut away topresent a recess, 1), and small slot 0. The recessed portion of the barC is provided with a metallic guard, d. The inner bar, D, of the sill isprovided 0 with a semicircular recess, E, which is provided with ametallic sheathing, c, forming a lining for said bottom and sides, andlaps over the upper face of the sill to which it is se cured. The sidelining, when so desired, may 5 be dispensed with. A tongue,f, of saidlin ing extends into the recess 1) of the bar and forms the base for apivot, 9, upon which is pivotally mounted a lever, F, as shown inFig. 1. This lever is of the form shown in Fig. 4, 0 and consists of athickened inner portion, G,

which is located at an obtuse angle to the central part, it, of saidlever. It will be noticed that the inner portions, G h, of the lever isof such length. that they have a.- pivotal move 5 ment corresponding inradius to the semicircular dimensions of the curved side of the recessB. One end of-the part h projects beyond the front face of the base-barand is connected integrally with a portion, 2', Fig. 1,

extending parallel with the outer face of the base-bar, and its end j iscurved outward from the sash, where it terminates in a loop. 7;.

H indicates the blind, which is hinged on the outer side of the frame inthe usual manner, and said blind is provided on its inner side with ahorizontal bracket-rod, I, the ends of which are secured in the blind,as shown in Fig. 1. It will be noticed that the rod I is curved outwardfrom the inner face of the blind, the distance between said blind androd increasing toward the rear edge of the blind and finally curvingabruptly inward t0 the face of the blind. The front end of this rod isinserted through the loop It and through an eye, Z, secured to the blindand held therein 6 by a nut, as clearly shown.

The bar D of the sill is provided opposite to the slot 0 with metallichousing secured in a mortise in the said bar, so as to be flush with thesame, and said housing is provided con trally with two depending walls,is, in which is pivotally secured the inner end of a latch,

J, which extends through the slot 0 in the sash and has its headlprojecting beyond the front of said sash to take over the curved end ofthe extension of the operating-lever. The innor portion, G, of the leveris vertically perforated for the passage of the cylindrical shank of asecuring-pin, L, provided at its upper end with a head, at. This pin Lis provided with a vertical longitudinal groove, which is engaged by apin or stud in the lever, so that the said pin may have a limited playbut cannot be removed and lost. The bottom of the sheathed recess E isprovided with a series of recesses, it, which are arranged concentricwith the pivot, and one of which is designed to be engaged by the lowerend of the pin L to lock the operating-lever firmly in the position towhich it may be moved.

In use, the blind being in the closed position illustrated in Fig. 1,the latch is moved on its pivot so as to become disengaged from thecurved end of the lever, and pin L is slightly lifted to disengage itsend from engagement with the sheathing beneath. The inner portion of thelever is then swung in therecess E, so that the entire lever is movedupon its pivot. The looped end of the lever and the rod I furnishes asliding connection between said blind and lever, and as the looped endtravels along said rod the blind is swung outward uponits hinges. Thecurved end of the lever and the curved portion of the bracket-iron I notonly secure a greater leverage when the loop moves along said curvedportion, but provide for the connection when the blind is swung back inan open position and parallel with the house. The pin L can then bereleased, so as to drop back into one of the recesses beneath to lockthe blind in the position to which it may be moved.

It will be found desirable to cover the recess E with a plate or coverhaving a curved slot therein for the neck of the pin L to move alongwhen said pin is raised.

From the foregoing description it will be obvious that the arrangementdescribed is not only simple and comparatively inexpensive, but it canbe operated with the greatest convenience without the necessity ofraising the sash. The connections are such that the openings in the sashare so disposed that no appreciable air-drafts will be admitted to theroom.

The improvements described may be readily applied to existing windows.

We claim The combination of the shutter, the sill having a semicircularrecess, the metal-lining in said recess having a curved series ofopenings, n, the lever pivoted on said lining and connected to theshutter, the pin playing in the inner end of the lever and adapted toengage one of the openings 92 and provided with a longitudinal groove,and a pin inserted transversely through the lever and engaging saidgroove, as set forth. 7

In testimony'that weclaim the foregoing as our own we have heretoaffixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES L. GORRELL. THOMAS A. HAYS.

\Vitnesses as to Charles LjGorrell:

THOS. H. RoBrNsoN, LUTHER B. HOLLOWAY.

Vitnesses as to Thomas A. Hays:

Tnos. KEN BRADFORD, ERNEST L. ESOHBAOH.

